Whetu Fala is the General Manager of Te Reo Irirangi o Whanganui AWA FM and  is passionate about promoting Māori language and culture. Whetu’s governance experience includes former Chairman of Ngā Aho Whakaari – Māori Screen Guild and she  is also currently a board member of the Māori Design Group of InternetNZ, Ngā Taongā Sound & Vision Film Archives and NZ Film Heritage Trust Te Puna Ataata.

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Whetu has produced, directed theatre film and television since the early 1980’s. In 2019 she was awarded the Mana Wahine tohu by Women in Film and Television NZ and Wairoa Māori Film Festival in recognition of her work promoting Māori culture, te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and the welfare and stories of wāhine.